Persuasion: Americans, Don’t Envy European Speech Codes!
…zing smartphones and laptops, while 96 suspects were questioned about hateful posts that included “insulting a female politician.” To many Americans, the European approach to policing speech is anathema to the civil libertarian impulses undergirding the First Amendment. To others, importing European-style restrictions might sometimes seem enticing as a way to fight extremism and disinformation at a time when American democracy seems to be in crisi…